Laura C. Redden Searing was born in 1839 and died in 1923. She graduated from the Missouri School for the Deaf. Throughout her life, she interacted with very important historical figures - Lincoln, Grant, and Bell among them. Searing Loses Hearing: Searing lost her hearing in middle childhood, losing it at age 11 from meningitis that was treated with an ototoxic drug (Quinine). Although she tried to learn to read lips, she reportedly never became very skilled at it. However, she did strongly advocate the teaching of speech to deaf children. Searing's Journalism Career: Searing wrote for various papers using the pseudonym, or pen name, Howard Glyndon. She wrote for:
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Laura C. Redden Searing
Laura C. Redden Searing was born in 1839 and died in 1923. She graduated from the Missouri School for the Deaf. Throughout her life, she interacted with very important historical figures - Lincoln, Grant, and Bell among them.
Searing Loses Hearing:
Searing lost her hearing in middle childhood, losing it at age 11 from meningitis that was treated with an ototoxic drug (Quinine). Although she tried to learn to read lips, she reportedly never became very skilled at it. However, she did strongly advocate the teaching of speech to deaf children.
Searing's Journalism Career:
Searing wrote for various papers using the pseudonym, or pen name, Howard Glyndon. She wrote for: